Forensic DNA Probabilities

Authors

Jim Streeter, Forensic Scientist, California Department of Justice, Montana Department of Justice

Document Type

Presentation Abstract

Presentation Date

10-18-2001

Abstract

Forensic DNA profiling has become a powerful and highly discriminating tool for identifying sources of biological material deposited during the commission of crimes. The degree of discrimination has reached a point to where the F.B.I. will identify, to a scientific certainty, the source of the biological material. This talk will review the history of forensic statistics, the formula commonly used in single source material analysis, and other situations where statistics are used in forensic DNA analysis.

Additional Details

Thursday, 18 October 2001
4:10 p.m. in Math 109
Coffee/treats at 3:30 p.m. Math 104 (Lounge)

Recommended Citation

Streeter, Jim, "Forensic DNA Probabilities" (2001). Colloquia of the Department of Mathematical Sciences. 101.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mathcolloquia/101